Wagon-brake.



N0. 629,0I7. Patented lIuly I8, |899.

E. SPIRES WAGON BRAKE.

(Application Bled Nov. 22, 1898.)

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Ehh/IER SPIRES, OF COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS.

WAGON-BRAKE.

VSPECI}3I(`JA'.[IO1\T forming part of Letters atent No. 629,017, dated July 18, 1899. Application led November 22, 1398. Serial No. 697,129. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, ELMER SPIRES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Coileyville, in the county of Montgomery and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and usei ul Improvements in lVagoirBrakes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in wagon-brakes; and the object is to provide a simple, effective, and durable device ot' this character. 1

To this end the invention consists in certain features of construction and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

In the accompanying drawings the same reference characters indicate the same parts of the invention.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved wagon-brake. Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view.

l designates the usual hand lever fulcrumed on the side of the Wagon-body and carrying the usual latch-bar 2, which eoacts with the notched segmental rack 3. 4 designates a' coupling-rod extending from said hand-lever to the upper end of a brake-lever 5, which is formed on one end of a transverse shaft 6, journaled in suitable bearings liXed to the under side of the hounds. This shaft is also provided with two depending arms 7 7, from which rods S 8 extend to the parallel arms 9 9 on the brake-shaft 10, journaled in suitable bearings on the transverse beam 12,

supported by plate-braekets 13 13, suspended from, a corresponding beam 14, extending across the hounds and secured tothe wagon body by the chains 15 15. The outer ends of this brake-shaft 10 are turned upwardly to l Without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl In a wagon-brake, the combination with the parallel beams 12 and 14 suspended from the Wagon-body, of the brake-shaft l() journaled on said beam 12 and provided with the arms 9 9 and 16 16, the latter carrying the brakeshoes, and the shaft 6 journaled in suitable boxes iixed to the hounds and formed with the depending arms 7 7 operatively connected to the alined arms 9 9 on the brake-shaft, sub stantially as shown and described;

In testimony 'whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ELMER SPIRES.

Witnesses:

MILLARD F. WILLIAMS, PERRY CUMMINGS. 

